Shri Gaur visited Russia on an invitation of the U.S.S.R. in 1989, Sri Lanka as member of Madhya Pradesh Assembly delegation to the convention of the Common Wealth Parliamentary Association in January 1991, Nepal in 1996 and Paris, Brussels, Salzburg, Rome, France and Germany in 1998 on behalf of the Madhya Pradesh Parliamentary Association.

Shri Gaur has been conferred the title of Varsh Shri by Dainik Nai Dunia, Bhopal following an opinion poll in 1991 (there were eight other nominees including Shri Arjun Singh and Shri Madhavrao Scindia). Singaria Club honoured Shri Gaur during his Sri Lanka visit for climbing a height of 1999 meter despite being over 55 years of age. He was honoured by Madhya Pradesh Government in 1974 with Swatantrata Sangram Senani Samman for participation in Goa Liberation Movement. He is founder member of Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh.Shri Gaur has been a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1946. He has also been the Secretary of Bhartiya Jansangh since 1956. He was in jail for 19 months under MISA during Emergency.

Shri Gaur has been elected MLA from Govindpura Assembly constituency continuously since 1974. He was elected with highest margin of 59,666 votes in 1993 Assembly elections. He surpassed his own record by being elected with a margin of 64,212 votes in 2003 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. Shri Gaur was Chief Whip of BJP Legislature Party in 10th Assembly in 1993-98, chairman of Public Accounts Committee, Member, Government Undertaking Committee, Member of Privilege Committee and in -charge of urban bodies and General Secretary of the Organization.

Shri Gaur was Vice-President of Madhya Pradesh Bhartiya Janta Party before being elected Leader of Opposition in 1999. He was appointed Minister for Urban Administration and Development, Law and Legislative Affairs, Housing and Environment, Labour and Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation on December 8, 2003. Shri Gaur was appointed Minister for Home, Legislative Affairs and Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation in June 2004.